Emo Kids Anonymous

Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • 4.7 (12)
  • Music Interviews
  • Updated Weekly

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. and so many others. EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

  1. 3d ago

    177. Career Day: Recession Pop Punk, We're Trying Records & The Last Good Day We Get | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA177! Today we are joined by Desmond, Jacob, Milo and Kemal form Career Day! Career Day are a pop punk band based in NYC & Philadelphia. Imagine your favorite Drive Thru records band if they couldn't afford to grow up in the suburbs. I met up with Desmond in person a few months back actually so this was incredibly fun to have him on the show finally! We talk about the psychedelic journey I went on to find him, but mainly we talk about the rebirth of Career Day! They just dropped their new single Last Good Day We Get, announced they've joined the We're Trying roster, and they even have a solid little northeast run going this summer. This band makes some of the most depressingly beautiful summertime pop punk jams you'll ever hear. I am VERY excited for some new Career Day. -------------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  2. 4d ago

    176. Retirement Party: Avery Springer Talks RPLP3, Riley! Tour & Working With Evan Weiss | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA176! Today we are joined by Avery Springer from Retirement Party (and Avery Springer!) for a deep dive tell all interview! Avery tells us about the upbeat pop punk sound of the upcoming LP3 she's about to start tracking with Evan Weiss as well as release plans, timeline and challenges. We discuss the early days of the band leading up to the hiatus and how some time away helped. Since coming back the band feels bigger than ever! Last year they did their full US run in half a decade with SAYP & Kerosene Heights, we talk about their time with those bands along with their plans for the next tour. It's not just music though, Avery tells us about her journey towards becoming a lawyer and makes a VERY strong case for Chicago being the greatest city in America. ------------------------------------ Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  3. 5d ago

    175. Unity For The Outcasts: Washington DC, Diversity in Music & The Making Of Their Debut LP "Resonance"

    Welcome to EKA175! Today we are joined by Unity For The Outcasts, a band out of Washington DC. We filmed this interview about a month ago as they were gearing up to release their debut LP "Resonance" and the band gave us the full behind the scenes on the making of the record, as well as their origin stories, both individually and collectively. We discuss their influences, from MCR to Evanescence to...Sleep Token? Might be a first time mention on our show I'm not gonna lie to ya. Is this metalcore? Is it DJent? Is it Octance Core? Is it theatrical? so many questions, so little time, but don't you fret we did our best to ask as many of the burning questions as we possibly could. Thanks to Unity For The Outcasts for joining us! ------------------------------ Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA)https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609 ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord!https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open!emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  4. 6d ago

    174. Jordan Hiebner of We're Trying Records: So You Wanna Start A Record Label? | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA174! Today we are joined by Jordan Hiebner, owner of We're Trying Records! We've had a ton of current and alumni WTR bands on the show: tenmonthsummer, Scarlet Street, Swiss Army Wife, Heavy Metal Chess Club, Townies, Up Dog, the list is long! Jordan was nice enough to join us and give us a little DIY 101 from the business side of things. How do you run a label in 2026? How do you make it sustainable? Is that even possible? We dive into all of that and more in a fun conversation that explores a side of the music industry we don't often cover on this show. Jordan has done a ton for our scene and in my opinion the scene would be a better place if we had just like...3 or 4 more Jordan's so hopefully this episode inspires someone to start their own label. If you're in a band, I highly recommend this interview as Jordan gives us his perspective on what him and other labels are looking for from bands who reach out to work with them. Of course, we do our fair share of yappin about random unrelated stuff as well, like our mutual distaste of emo night and our shared LA transplant status. ------------------------------------------ weretryingrecords.com ------------------------------------------ Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609 ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord! https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open! emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  5. Jul 20

    173. Big D And The Kids Table: David McWane Talks Ska & Emo Ties & The Good Ole American Saturday Night | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA173! Today we are joined by David McWane of Big D And The Kids Table! Poor David was having to go to war with his internet during this interview, so we had quite a few technical difficulties but we did our best to clean it up for your listening and viewing pleasure. In this interview we discuss the bands new album, The Good Ole American Saturday Night, which came out last month on Sideonedummy records. We talk about his and the bands relationship with the label, the making of the record and what fans should expect. Dave gives us some backstory on his personal introduction to ska, the state of the genre today, as well as his metal upbringing. We talk touring, band logistics and their time on the Vans Warped Tour. Our favorite part though was David's emo history and personal tales he told us. This is Emo Kids Anonymous after all, and Dave came ready for the occasion! It was an absolute pleasure being joined by Mr. McWane, a true legend in ska and a friend of emo! Go check out their new record The Good Ole American Saturday Night! ------------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA)https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609 ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord!https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open!emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  6. Jul 17

    172. Beers With Bands: Mike Torres Talks Emo Podcasting, Minnesota Music Scene & Beers With Bands Fest 3 | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA172! Today we're joined by Michael Torres, host of Beers With Bands! As a fellow podcast host in the DIY space this was a great time getting to know someone who has interviewed so many of the same bands and who has been doing this for so much longer than we have. We gossip about the bands we've both interviewed! Bands like subtitles., Sleepy Hollow, EMWAY?, Scarlet Street, Tiny Voices, Kerosene Heights, the list goes on and on and on! Along with this, Mike tells us all about booking festivals and the upcoming Beers With Bands Fest 3 happening this weekend in Minneapolis! Thanks to Mike for joining us! Please go subscribe to his show and if you're in Minnesota this weekend be sure to go to the festival. ----------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord! https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open! emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  7. Jul 15

    171. Riley! Talk Pure Noise Signing, Their First Headlining Tour & The Making Of "To Live And Die In The American South" | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA171! Today we're joined by Kris, Izzy and Ryan from Riley! THE MOTHERF*CKING BAND! (for the second time)! We caught them right as they got into Denver for the second show of their first ever headlining tour with Kerosene Heights and Bugsy. We talk about the differences in preparation between being a support act and the headliner, as well as what to expect on this tour, their recent Pure Noise signing, feet pics and so much more. With their new EP To Live And Die In The American South coming out this Friday, we dive deep into the making of the EP. From writing the songs and getting big features on them (Eric from Heart Attack Man, Tades from Hot Mulligan, Gabe from SAYP) to recording them with Phillip Odom (and getting that final touch from Will Yip), Riley! give us the full breakdown. It was an absolute treat having Riley! back on the show. Be sure to go check out their new EP To "Live And Die In The American South", out this Friday on Pure Noise Records. ------------------------ Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord! https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open! emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  8. Jul 13

    170. Manor Gates: Ohio DIY Emo, Recording with Billy Mannino & MGK | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA170! Today we're joined by Griffen, Jeremy and Adam from Columbus based band Manor Gates! The fellas and I talk about the recording process behind their upcoming record. The writing process, recording in Queens with Billy Mannino, touring plans and everything else! We discuss other Ohio bands like Mud Whale, Scarlet Street, Palette Knife and a ton of others. We discuss the origins of the band, bouncing between labels, and the decision to do the damn thing on their own. Go listen to "fwiwidc" and "found an enemy" on streaming services today! ------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ Join our discord!https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz The new and improved EKA store is open!emokidsanonymous.printify.me EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. and so many others. EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

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  • Creator
    Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    198
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • Show Website
    Emo Kids Anonymous

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